Pleurotaenium baculum (Brébisson) De Bary 1858
Publication Details
Pleurotaenium baculum (Brébisson) De Bary 1858: index
Published in: De Bary, A. (1858). Untersuchungen über die Familie der Conjugaten (Zygnemeen und Desmidieen) Ein Beitrag zur physiologischen und beschreibenden Botanik. pp. [i]-vi, 1-91. Leipzig: A. Förstnersche Buchhandlung (Arthur Felix).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurotaenium is Pleurotaenium trabecula Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Docidium baculum Brébisson ex Ralfs.
Source of Synonymy
Prescott, G.W., Croasdale, H.T. & Vinyard, W.C. (1975). A synopsis of North American desmids. Part II. Desmidiaceae: Placodermae. Sect. 1. pp. [i-vii], 1-275, incl. 57 pls. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Basionym
Closterium baculum Brébisson
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), walking stick, cane, staff
sceptre, rod.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
See INA. - (03 March 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 July 2025
